Not to diminish anything accomplished by John and Charlie Cooper, but didn't
Vanwall pull off the world championship a year or two earlier. May John Cooper
join his father in that great garage in the sky.
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Creator of Mini Cooper dies
The creator of one of the Sixties' coolest cars has died at the age of 77.
Former racing driver John Cooper devised the souped-up Mini Cooper in 1961
and it became the ultimate in four-wheeled chic.
Red, white and blue models memorably raced through Turin in the classic 1969
movie The Italian Job.
Mr Cooper, who lived at Worthing, West Sussex, was awarded a CBE for services
to the motor industry in the New Year's honours list last year.
Motor racing writer and family friend Doug Nye said: "John had been ill for
some time with cancer and he died this morning.
"He was that great rarity in the motor racing world, a man with no enemies.
He was universally liked and respected. And, of course, his achievements in
the sport were enormous."
Mr Cooper's son Michael said: "His invention and ideas in motor racing were
phenomenal."
The Cooper Car Company was the first British motor racing manufacturer to win
the Formula One constructors' championship, which it achieved two years
running.
Its Cooper-Climax cars also brought Jack Brabham the championship titles in
1959 and 1960.
Mr Nye said the Cooper team performed motoring miracles in a backyard garage
in Surbiton during their Formula One career. "They were the first people
successfully to put the engine behind the cockpit. All modern Formula One
cars follow where Cooper led."
Last updated: 15:49 Sunday 24th December 2000
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